The Spirit of the Age: Or Contemporary PortraitsOxford University Press, 1960 - 302 стор. |
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... habit or necessity . To argue with strong passion , with inveterate habit , with desperate circumstances , is to talk to the winds . Clownish ignorance may indeed be dispelled , and taught better ; but it is seldom that a criminal is ...
... habit or necessity . To argue with strong passion , with inveterate habit , with desperate circumstances , is to talk to the winds . Clownish ignorance may indeed be dispelled , and taught better ; but it is seldom that a criminal is ...
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... habit of attending to the exact import of every word and clause in a sentence . Mr. Tooke had the mind of a lawyer ; but it was applied to a vast variety of topics and general trains of speculation . Mr. Horne Tooke was in private ...
... habit of attending to the exact import of every word and clause in a sentence . Mr. Tooke had the mind of a lawyer ; but it was applied to a vast variety of topics and general trains of speculation . Mr. Horne Tooke was in private ...
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... habit and dis- position to vary his point of view . If he is ever tedious , it is from an excess of liveliness : he oppresses from a sense of airy lightness . He is always setting out on a fresh scent : there are always relays of topics ...
... habit and dis- position to vary his point of view . If he is ever tedious , it is from an excess of liveliness : he oppresses from a sense of airy lightness . He is always setting out on a fresh scent : there are always relays of topics ...
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